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. 2017 Jan-Mar;22(1):64-65.
doi: 10.4103/0971-9261.194633.

Pancreatoblastoma Masquerading as a Retroperitoneal Germ Cell Tumor

Muffazzal Rassiwala  1 , Jigar N Patel  1 , Partap Singh Yadav  1 , Praveen Jhanwar  1
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Pancreatoblastoma Masquerading as a Retroperitoneal Germ Cell Tumor

Muffazzal Rassiwala et al. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2017 Jan-Mar.
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Figure 1
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showing a well-defined heterogeneously enhancing retroperitoneal mass with tumor thrombus at porta hepatis
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